Martin I. Petrov

With the announcement that the Berlin IFF will have its man, Dieter Kosslick on board as festival director till 2019, the festival is in full preps for the upcoming 65th edition which will hit the German capital 5 -15 of February. 

So far the news are thrilling…

• Jury president of this year’s edition will be American director Darren Arronofsky. 

• Honorary Golden Bear for lifetime achievement will be awarded to German director Wim Wenders , who was recently nominated for his second Oscar for Pina (2012). Wenders won the Golden Bear in 2000 for his feature The million dollar hotel, which premiered at the Berlinale. His presence at this year’s festival will be accompanied by a Homage, which includes some of his widely known and critically acclaimed films: 

The American Friend (1977) *to be screened as part of the special ceremony on February 12

Die Angst des Tormanns beim Elfmeter (1972)

Alice in den Städten (Alice in the Cities, 1974)

Im Lauf der Zeit (Kings of the Road, 1976)

Paris, Texas (1984)

Tokyo-Ga (1985, documentary)

Der Himmel über Berlin (Wings of Desire, 1987)

Bis ans Ende der Welt (Until the End of the World, 1991/1994), director’s cut

The Million Dollar Hotel (2000)

Pina (2011, 3-D documentary)

-The Berlinale Retrospective 2015 is themed: “Glorious technicolor: From George Eastman House and Beyond”, which promises to be a colourful galore with over 30 films gathered to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the colour film process. 

• The Jury of the “Made in Germany: Perspektive Fellowship 2015” consists from Angelina Maccarone (writer / director), Jenny Schily (actress) and Jochen Laube (producer). 

• The EFM (European Film Market) will now enable producers to sell and buy high profile TV content as part of the film market 

- Marie Bäumer will be the jury president of “FGYO: Award dialogue en perspective” 2015